Fox Chase Cancer Center News

May 26, 2023

Case Study Shows That Drug Sensitivity Testing Could Help Personalize Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment Selection

PHILADELPHIA (May 26, 2023) — Management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a rapidly evolving field, so choosing between the growing number of effective, available therapies can be challenging for both physicians and patients.

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May 24, 2023

Temple-Led NCI-Funded Partnership Holds Fifth Annual Showcase

PHILADELPHIA (May 24, 2023)— “SPEECH amplifies fundamental purposes at Temple’s core: Inclusive, accessible excellence in research, education, workforce development, and community engagement,” said JoAnne Epps, Acting Temple University President, during last week’s exciting gathering at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine.

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May 22, 2023

Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Dr. Mary Daly Receives Inaugural Impact Award From Basser Center for BRCA

PHILADELPHIA (May 22, 2023)—Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Mary Daly, MD, PhD, FACP, a professor in the Department of Clinical Genetics and the Timothy R. Talbot Jr. Chair in Cancer Research, was recently recognized as the first recipient of the BRCA Impact Award from Penn Medicine’s Basser Center for BRCA.

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May 18, 2023

Fox Chase Physician Wins Best Poster Award at Breast Cancer Meeting for Research on Surgery to Remove Lymph Nodes

PHILADELPHIA (May 18, 2023)—Austin D. Williams, MD, MSEd, an assistant professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, received the Best Poster Award at the recent 24th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

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May 12, 2023

Surprising Discovery on Telomerase Biogenesis Has Implications for Cancer, Degenerative Diseases

PHILADELPHIA (May 12, 2023)—As the enzyme telomerase is being formed within cells, it dwells within a specific cell compartment. Scientists have long thought that these compartments served as a kind of greenhouse, cradling the enzyme’s maturation and function. Now a new study from researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center has found that they can also act as prisons.

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May 12, 2023

Study Investigates Hypomethylation Immunotherapy Combination in Bladder Cancer

PHILADELPHIA (May 12, 2023)—Immunotherapy has become a powerful tool to fight many cancers, but it still only works in some patients and researchers are looking for new options to help patients who become resistant.

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May 11, 2023

Dr. Jeffrey Farma Presents 40th Michael E. DeBakey Distinguished Surgical Lecture at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

PHILADELPHIA (May 11, 2023)—Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Jeffrey Farma, MD, FACS, chief of the Division of General Surgery, was recently awarded the 40th Michael E. DeBakey International Military Surgeon’s Award at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

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May 11, 2023

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Thank State Representative Kevin Boyle and State Senators Jimmy Dillon and Christine Tartaglione for Securing $1.5 Million in Funding

PHILADELPHIA (May 11, 2023)—Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health welcomed State Representative Kevin Boyle and State Senators Jimmy Dillon and Christine Tartaglione to the Fox Chase campus today to thank them for their support in securing $1.5 million in funding for the modernization of Fox Chase research facilities.

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